DX LISTENING DIGEST 5-112, July 8, 2005
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NEXT AIRINGS OF WORLD OF RADIO 1280: Days and times here strictly UT.
Fri 2105 WOR World FM, Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand 88.2
Fri 2200 WOR ACBRadio Mainstream
Fri 2300 WOR Studio X, Momigno, Italy 1584 87.35 96.55 105.55
Sat 0000 WOR ACBRadio Mainstream
Sat 0000 WOR RFPI
Sat 0400 WOR RFPI
Sat 0800 WOR RFPI
Sat 0800 WOR WRN to Eu, Au, NZ, WorldSpace AfriStar, AsiaStar
Sat 0855 WOR WNQM Nashville TN 1300
Sat 1000 WOR WPKN Bridgeport CT 89.5, WPKM Montauk LINY 88.7
Sat 1030 WOR WWCR 5070 [off July schedule, cancellation unconfirmed]
Sat 1200 WOR RFPI
Sat 1600 WOR RFPI
Sat 1730 WOR WRN to North America
(including Sirius Satellite Radio channel 115)
Sat 1730 WOR WRMI 7385 [from WRN]
Sun 0230 WOR WWCR 5070
Sun 0300 WOR WBCQ 9330-CLSB
Sun 0330 WOR WRMI 7385
Sun 0630 WOR WWCR 3210
Sun 0730 WOR World FM, Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand 88.2
Sun 0830 WOR WRN to North America, also WLIO-TV Lima OH SAP
(including Sirius Satellite Radio channel 115)
Sun 0830 WOR KSFC Spokane WA 91.9
Sun 0830 WOR WXPR Rhinelander WI 91.7 91.9 100.9
Sun 0830 WOR WDWN Auburn NY 89.1 [unconfirmed]
Sun 0830 WOR KTRU Houston TX 91.7 [occasional]
Sun 1200 WOR WRMI 7385
Sun 1300 WOR KRFP-LP Moscow ID 92.5
Sun 1730 WOR WRMI 7385 [from WRN]
Sun 1730 WOR WRN1 to North America
(including Sirius Satellite Radio channel 115)
Sun 1900 WOR Studio X, Momigno, Italy 1584 87.35 96.55 105.55
Sun 1900 WOR RNI
Mon 0230 WOR WRMI 7385
Mon 0300 WOR WBCQ 9330-CLSB
Mon 0330 WOR WSUI Iowa City IA 910 [1279]
Mon 0415 WOR WBCQ 7415 [usually closer to 0420-]
Mon 1600 WOR WBCQ after hours
Mon 1800 WOR RFPI
Mon 2200 WOR RFPI
Tue 0200 WOR RFPI
Tue 0600 WOR RFPI
Tue 1000 WOR RFPI
Tue 1400 WOR RFPI
Tue 1600 WOR WBCQ after hours
Wed 0930 WOR WWCR 9985
Wed 1600 WOR WBCQ after hours
Latest edition of this schedule version, with hotlinks to station
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NEW! WORLD OF RADIO 1280 downloads in studio-quality mp3:
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(low) http://www.obriensweb.com/wor1280.mp3
WORLD OF RADIO PODCAST: www.obriensweb.com/wor.xml
(currently available: 1277, Extra 57, 1278, 1279, 1280)
CONTINENT OF MEDIA 05-06 SUMMARY:
http://www.worldofradio.com/com0506.html
DX/SWL/MEDIA PROGRAMS JULY 8: http://www.worldofradio.com/dxpgms.html
** AFRICA. A propósito de la inquietud del colega madrileño José
Hernández en cuanto a Mauritania. Ellos siguen apareciendo en 4845,
sintonizada aquí en Tiquicia como las demás africanas que aparecen en
60m al atardecer nuestro, valga decir 2300 UT. Pero como ratifican
Manuel Méndez y Arnaldo Slaen, deja la sensación que hubieran bajado
potencia. No es muy diferente el caso de Burkina Faso en 5030. En
realidad son las únicas dos africanas en este período del día en dicha
banda.
Tiene que ser un asunto de propagación, adicionado a la temporada de
tormentas en el trópico que vuelven muy ruidosas las captaciones en
esta época del año. Pues lo mismo ocurre a las 0300, amanecer en
Africa. Estuve recibiendo Zambia en 4910 a inicios de año y ahora es
apenas perceptible. Djibouti en 4780 se comporta algo mejor con un
25242 sobre 4780. Pero no volví a esuchar Kaduna, Nigeria que llegaba
bien alredor de las 0430 en 4770(?).
En definitiva la mejor señal desde las 2200 la tenía Conakry, Guinea
sobre 7125, sobre la cual sí puedo testificar que está fuera del aire.
La tirada es que con el tiempo de verano en el hemisferio Norte, la
Radio Internacional de Rusia --- de paso con riquísimo sonido --- le
cae encima a las 2300 y adiós. Nigeria se nos corrió en el idioma
inglés y por más que la han venido reportando otros colegas, ni trazos
de ella a no ser despidiéndose en árabe cerca de las 23 en 7255.
También se nos fue la República Centroafricana relevada por Issoudun
que llegaba bien entre 22 y 23 en 9590.
Buena recepción tuvimos durante abril sobre 11690 de Radio [Okapi,]
Congo [RD] desde las 0400 pero igualmente se esfumó. La que sí anda
pegando un señalón desde las 0300 es Sudán International Service ---
de la cual disfruto su escasa música vernacular --- pero ya sabemos
que es como "alegrón de burro", por cuanto viene de Rampishan en
11665 y eso yo no lo considero real DX.
Con Africa # 1 no hay el mínimo problema: es un cañonazo gabonense en
esta parte del charco [17630] desde las 1200 a las 1600 UT rondando su
intensidad con SINPO entre 4 y 5, ocasionalmente interferida por China
alrededor de las 1500. Por años ha venido siendo la mejor señal
africana, un tanto venida a menos tras su cambio a los 15475 hasta las
1900.
Yo pensando que los domingos no teníamos transmisión desde Guinea
Ecuatorial sobre 15190. Pero ya caí en la cuenta de que ha estado
fuera como por dos semanas. Aquí la recibía bien entre 20 y 22.
A propósito de Nigeria, el amigo José Miguel Romero de Valencia nos
sugiere que ha aparecido con inglés en 15250 entre las 1030-1045. Y me
asiste la duda igual que a Glenn Hauser --- No será mas bien 15120?
Alguien más de ustedes ¿podría confirmar esto?
Saludos cordiales. Receptor 7600GR alternando entre antenas "V"
invertida de 10 metros y otra de 20 metros que tiende a recargar el
front end (Raúl Saavedra, Costa Rica, July 8, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST) Some, not all countries mentioned above are cross-referenced
** ALBANIA. Off air 2 Tx / 500 kW Fllaka MW radiostation --- Since in
the morning of July 3, 2005 Fllaka MW radiostation is totally off air
as follows:
Radio Tirana: 5 hours 15 min /day
VOA: 2 hours/day
DW: ½ hour/day
TWR: 2 hours 53 min/day
CRI: 10 hours 57 min/day
The above interruptions are due to missing water for transmitter tubes
- as reported from Fllaka radiostation.
Drita Cico, ARTV-Head of Monitoring Center, RADIO TIRANA [viz.:]
Indormacion mbi nderprerjet e fundit te r/stacionit me Vale te
Mesme Fllake
(((RTSH))) RADIOTELEVIZIONI SHQIPTAR
Qendra e Kontrollit
Per: Drejtorine Teknike
Drejtorine e Radio Tiranes
Drejtorine e Stacioneve Transmetuese RTV-Tirane
Nga: Drita Cico
Pergj. Qendres se Kontrollit
Date: 06 Korrik 2005
Subjekti: Informacion mbi nderprerjet e fundit te r/stacionit
me Vale te Mesme - Fllake
Nr i faqeve (perfshire kete faqe): 01
Sipas kerkeses se Drejtorit Teknik paraqes informacionin e meposhtem.
R/st i Fllakes duke filluar nga data 1 - 2 Korrik 2005 transmetoi
dobet dhe me zhurme per shkak te mungeses se ujit per ftohjen e
llampave ne transmetuesa. Duke filluar nga mengjesi i 3 Korrik 2005
transmetimi i Fllakes u nderpre plotesisht si vijon:
Per Radio Tiranen pa transmetim 5 ore 15 min
Per VOA pa transmetim 2 ore/dite
Per DW pa transmetim ½ ore/dite
Per TWR pa transmetim 2 ore 53 min
Per CRI pa transmetim 10 ore 57 min
Nderprerja e r/stac Fllake vazhdon per shkak te mungeses se ujit tha
r/stacioni i Fllakes. Pergatiti: (Drita Cico, Pergj. Qendres se
Kontrollit, July 7, via A-DX via Kai Ludwig, DXLD)
Comment: Reads as if they simply run out of distilled water for the
cooling system. Own distillery broken, unable to obtain the water from
elsewhere? Strange anyway. Or do they have a leaking cooling system,
affecting both working transmitters (I understand that they had three
rigs but cannibalized one for spare parts)? (Kai Ludwig, Germany, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** ANGOLA. 7216.78, 0242-0309, Radio Nacional de Angola (tentative),
Mulenvos, July 7, mostly with OM talks in Vernacular - QRM from Radio
Liberty on 7220 (poor, best in AM SYNC/LSB) (Mikhail Timofeyev, near
St. Petersburg, Russia, communication receiver, three aerial systems
directed to the Middle East, Africa and Latin America, HCDX via DXLD)
** ARGENTINA. LA ROSA DE TOKYO RETORNA AL AIRE
Este domingo 10 de Julio vuelve al aire La Rosa de Tokyo. En esta
emisión se difundirá el especial sobre la radio durante la Guerra
Civil Española, con la participación y colaboración de muchos colegas
diexistas. El programa se irradiará en su horario habitual de las 1300
a 1400 hora local (1600 a 1700 UT) y podrá escucharse en los 1270 Khz
de amplitud modulada, con 56 kw y en Internet, haciendo "click" en
http://www.radioprovincia.gba.gov.ar No se la pierdan!!!! (Arnaldo
Slaen, BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA, July 7, condiglist via DXLD)
** AUSTRALIA. Re 5-111: Just received from CRI by email in reponse to
my asking about the correct time [for Sydney relay on 98.5 FM]: "We
just wonder who sent the message to you. It's not 8 pm of your local
time, but it's 8 am to 8.30 am. We hope you can send the related ones
the correct time. Thanks." (Wayne Bastow, Wyoming, NSW Australia,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 2200-2230 UT; the previous report said
8 pm twice
** AZERBAIJAN. 6110.76, 1402-, Radio Baku, July 6, Azeri, YL news -
QRM from CRI; there was not any AZE signal on this frequency at 1600-
1800 later that evening and at 0215-0300 on July 7 (poor) (Mikhail
Timofeyev, near St. Petersburg, Russia, communication receiver, three
aerial systems directed to the Middle East, Africa and Latin America,
HCDX via DXLD)
** BAHRAIN. 9745, 0238-, 0314-, Radio Bahrain, July 7, mostly with
Arabic singing - QRM from HCJB (fair-poor) (Mikhail Timofeyev, near
St. Petersburg, Russia, communication receiver, three aerial systems
directed to the Middle East, Africa and Latin America, HCDX via DXLD)
9745, Jul 7, 2230- Radio Bahrain. Heard daily with non-stop Arab
music. AM/USB. Equally strong with co-channel V of Han/Kuanghua and
HCJB (Mauno Ritola, Finland, HCDX online log via DXLD)
** BANGLADESH. Bangladesh Betar has started a new MW Station at
Bandorban under callsign Bangladesh Betar Bandorban. Though it's
started regular programs, still it's waiting for the Govt. official
announcement; as you know BB is a Govt. organisation. Here are the
details: Frequency: 1431 kHz UT: 0600-0800 Power: 10 KW
Happy listening (Ashik Eqbal Tokon, Rajshahi, Bangladesh, July 8, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** BELARUS. 2738, 1848-, Radiostantsiya Stolitsa, July 6, SSB, mostly
with Russian and western pop music // 2829 (both - good)
4855, 1331-1400*, Radiostantsiya Stolitsa, July 6, SSB, mostly with
Russian and western pop music // 4982 and 5134 (good)
4982, 0835-0845, Radiostantsiya Stolitsa, July 6, SSB, mostly with
Russian and western pop music and news at the beginning of each hour
// 5134 (till 1800 on both frequencies), not // BR1 6010, 6040, 6070,
6080, 6115, 6190, 7110, 7145, 11960 (0900-) and BR2 7265 (good)
(Mikhail Timofeyev, near St. Petersburg, Russia, communication
receiver, three aerial systems directed to the Middle East, Africa and
Latin America, HCDX via DXLD)
** BOLIVIA. Nice listening on the Fourth of July! First time DXing in
weeks. 4796.4, R. Mallku, 2337-2350, July 4, Spanish, OM and YL with
alternating talks; sounds like a prayer of sorts; with "tinny" music
bits. Nice ID at 2340. More OM and YL followed by fanfare and
different OM over music. Poor/fair with continuous "sweeper" (Scott R
Barbour Jr., Intervale, NH-USA, R75, 200' Beverage antennas, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** BRAZIL. Re: Hélio Costa (ex-locutor da VOA) --- Luiz e colegas: O
governo vem enfrentando um sério problema que é tal denúncia
denominada "mensalão" e sa e como dizia o velho timoteiro Ulisses
Guimarãoes, uma CPI sabemos como começa , mas não podemos prever como
termina. Porém acho que poderiamos dirigir uma mensagem ao novo
ministro ex- VOA, pedindo que restabeleça as transmissões da Radiobrás
via ondas curtas para o mundo. Afinal ele sabe muito bem a importância
do Rádio Internacional. No governo FHC foram extintos os serviços
internacionais da emissora estatal e no governo Lula, foi
restabelecido o serviço em português para a África (Cassiano Macedo,
radioescutas via DXLD)
Chaine e Cassiano, É muito interessante saber que teremos um ministro
de estado que trabalhou numa emissora internacional de ondas curtas.
Eu mesmo não sabia! Acessei o sítio do senador Helio Costa e encontrei
a menção a esta fase da vida dele em:
http://www.heliocosta.com/curriculo.html
Pelo organograma do governo federal, as emissões de rádio do governo
estão à cargo da Radiobrás, que pertence ao gabinete da presidência
da República e não ao ministério das Comunicações. Acredito que a
Radiobrás tem ciência da importância das emissões em ondas curtas,
tanto é assim que reativou a programação em português para o
continente africano. No link 'concursos' da Radiobrás há os
resultados para concursos que pediam comunicadores que falam
espanhol, inglês e francês. Recentemente, comentei tal fato, por e-
mail, com o jornalista Lúcio Mesquita, da BBC Brasil, que esteve com
a direção da estatal brasileira. Ele acredita, no entanto, que o
objetivo da direção da Radiobrás é investir firme no novo canal de
televisão do governo brasileiro para a audiência no exterior.
73 (Célio Romais, Porto Alegre, Brasil =//=//=//=//=//=//=//=, ibid.)
** BRAZIL. Re R. Relógio: Carlos, O interessante é que a Rádio Relógio
iniciou entremeando programação do "Cultura e Hora Certa", com
pequenas inserções religiosas. Lembro muito bem dos espaços do Bispo
Roberto McAlister, da Igreja da Nova Vida. Era época em que o
religioso respeitava o minuto cheio sempre. Achei citação ao programa
que era transmitido pela emissora em ondas curtas em:
http://www.novavida.com.br/index_01.php?menu=03
http://www.geocities.com/episcopalbhz/bispo.html
http://www.geocities.com/igrejaepiscopal/mcalister.html
Ah! Lá no final dos 70 e início dos 80 a Rádio Relógio transmitiu
uma frase conhecida por muitos: "Você já leu O Universo em
Desencanto?" Lembra? 73's! (Célio Romais, radioescutas via DXLD)
** BRAZIL. A Rádio Tupi do Rio, que transmite só em ondas médias em
1280 kHz, já está com o novo transmissor digital de 100 kw em suas
instalações e começará a testá-lo ainda este mês.Este transmissor foi
comprado nos EEUU e pesa mais ou menos 2 toneladas.
Louva-se a atitude da direção da emissora em investir em rádio,
melhorando sua qualidade de som para muitos ouvintes que a escuta à
noite e de madrugada, dando-lhe o título de campeã de audiência
naqueles horários.
É animador saber isto,visto que muitas emissoras não se aprimoram,
desprezam o meio rádio para investir mais em internet e outros.
Parabéns à Tupi do Rio pela iniciativa. Hoje ela trabalha com 57 kw de
potência com muito boa qualidade de som. Imagine quando estiver com os
100 kw? Experimentem escutá-la em 1280 kHz. 73 a todos (Luiz Chaine
Neto, PX2J0044, LIMEIRA -SP-, 7-7-2005, July 7, radioescutas via DXLD)
** CANADA. Radio Canada International English Program A05.
Updated schedule effective July 9
UTC / kW AZ TARGETS / PROGRAMS
0000-0057 KUN 9690 100 177 South East Asia
MON: Tapestry
TUE-SAT: The World at Six / As It Happens
SUN: The Vinyl Café
0000-0029:30 SAC 9755 100 240 United States / Caribbean / Mexico
SAC 11990 250 176
SAC 13710 250 272
MON: The World This Weekend
TUE-SAT: The World at Six
SUN: The World This Weekend
0029:30-0159:30 SAC 9755 100 240 USA / Mexico / Caribbean / S America
SAC 11990 250 176
SAC 13710 250 272
MON: The Maple Leaf Mailbag / Writers & Company
TUE-SAT: As It Happens, followed by:
TUE: O`Reilly on Advertising
WED: Best of Outfront
THU: Dispatches
FRI: Connections
SAT: First Voice
SUN: The Red Edge / Global Village
1200-1259 YAM 9660 100 270 Asia / China
YAM 15170 300 235
MON: Writers & Company
TUE: Spotlight; Best of the World
WED: C`est la Vie / Wire Tap
THU: Global Village
FRI: Routes Montreal
SAT: The Circuit
SUN: Quirks & Quarks
1200-1459:30 SAC 9515 100 268 Central and Eastern USA / Cuba / Haiti
SAC 13655 250 240
SAC 17800 100 189
MON: The Current / Connections / Sounds Like Canada / Outfront
TUE: The Current / Talking Books / Sounds Like Canada / Outfront
WED: The Current / Global Perspectives / Sounds Like Canada /
Outfront
THU: The Current / The Red Edge / Sounds Like Canada / Outfront
FRI: The Current / First Voice / Sounds Like Canada / C`est la Vie
1300-1329 YAM 9660 100 270 Asia / China
YAM 15170 300 235
MON: Spotlight
TUE: The Talking Stick
WED: The Maple Leaf Mailbag
THU: Spotlight
FRI: Business Sense
SAT: Scitech File
SUN: Business Sense
1300-1559 SAC 9515 100 268 Central and Eastern USA / Cuba / Haiti
SAC 13655 250 240
SAC 17800 100 189
SAT: The House / O`Reilly on Advertising / Vinyl Café / Quirks &
Quarks
SUN: The Sunday Edition / Fuse
1500-1557 KUN 11675 500 283 India
RMP 15360 500 90
URU 17720 500 212
MON: Canada Today / The Talking Stick
TUE: Canada Today / The Mailbag
WED: Canada Today / Spotlight
THU: Canada Today / Business Sense
FRI: Canada Today / Scitech File
SAT: Business Sense / Scitech File
SUN: The Maple Leaf Mailbag / Spotlight
1800-1859 WER 9530 250 150 Sub-Saharan Africa
KAS 9780 100 239
WER 13730 250 165
SKN 15255 250 180
KAS 15420 100 239
MON: Canada Today / The Talking Stick
TUE: Canada Today / The Mailbag
WED: Canada Today / Spotlight
THU: Canada Today / Business Sense
FRI: Canada Today / Scitech File
SAT: Business Sense / Scitech File
SUN: The Maple Leaf Mailbag / Spotlight
1900-2159 SAC 17765 250 240 South East USA / Cuba / Haiti
MON-FRI: The Roundup / The World at Six / As It Happens
SAT: Definitely Not the Opera
SUN: Tapestry / Cross Country Checkup
2000-2059 HBY 5850 350 245 Europe
SKN 11765 300 110
SAC 15325 250 60
MON: Canada Today / The Talking Stick
TUE: Canada Today / The Mailbag
WED: Canada Today / Spotlight
THU: Canada Today / Business Sense
FRI: Canada Today / Scitech File
SAT: Business Sense / Scitech File
SUN: The Maple Leaf Mailbag / Spotlight
2230-2259 KIM 9525 100 225 China
KIM 9870 100 305
YAM 12035 300 235
MON: The Talking Stick
TUE: The Maple Leaf Mailbag
WED: Spotlight
THU: Business Sense
FRI: Scitech File
SAT: The Talking Stick
SUN: The Maple Leaf Mailbag
2230-2259 SOL 1179 300 MW Northern Europe
MON-FRI: Canada Today
SAT: The Talking Stick
SUN: The Maple Leaf Mailbag
A05 (Digital Radio Mondial - DRM)
1300-1330 FLE 7240 40 123 Central & Eastern Europe
MON: Spotlight
TUE: The Talking Stick
WED: The Maple Leaf Mailbag
THU: Spotlight
FRI: Business Sense
SAT: Scitech File
SUN: Business Sense
2100-2200 SAC 9800 70 268 Northeast United States
MON-FRI: The World at Six / As It Happens
SAT: Vinyl Café
SUN: Writers & Company
ASC: ASCENSION ISLAND KUN: KUNMING, CHINA SOL: SÖLVESBORG, SWEDEN
FLE: FLEVO, THE NETHERLANDS MOS: MOSBRUNN, AUSTRIA URU: URUMQI,
CHINA HBY: HOERBY, SWEDEN RMC: RADIO MONTE CARLO VOL: VOICE OF
LEBANON KAS: KASHI, CHINA RMP: RAMPISHAM, UNITED KINGDOM WER:
WERTACHTAL, GERMANY KIM: KIMJAE, REPUBLIC OF KOREA SAC: SACKVILLE,
CANADA WOF: WOOFERTON, UNITED KINGDOM SKN: SKELTON, UNITED KINGDOM
YAM: YAMATA, JAPAN
Effective July 9 2005 at 0700 UT to September 4 2005 at 0700 UT /
This schedule subject to change without notice (From pdf file via
John Norfolk, revised version of original via Bill Westenhaver and
Rich Cuff in DXLD 5-059, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CANADA. AMATEURS SHINE DURING SEVERE FLOODING, as reported by
Robert Cox, VA6EEE.
Dozens of Red Deer, Calgary, Edmonton, Fort Saskatchewan and Southern
Alberta provided assistance to various organizations during major
floods in Alberta, Canada. In Southern Alberta, radio amateurs in
Calgary provided hundreds of hours of volunteer service in support of
the Salvation Army operations. Teams were out doing everything from
supplying food and water to emergency personnel and volunteers on the
front lines to getting mattresses and supplies to various evacuation
centers. Calgary was severely hit with a flood size estimated to come
once every 200 years and operations continued for days.
Norm Coleman, VE6NJC, led the Salvation Army response as the
Coordinator, with Emergency Coordinators John McEwen, VA7JCM, coming
from British Columbia and Nathan Reeves, VE6NGR, coming from Edmonton
to assist. Special note should be made of Ralph Garnett, VE6 REG, who
provided net control for most of the time. Amateurs from Edmonton`s
Northern Alberta Radio Club beamed Amateur Television pictures right
into the City of Edmonton Emergency Operations Center so emergency
officials had an exact look at the situation in real time.
For those who believe that amateur radio is archaic and public
service is no longer a one of Amateur Radio`s strengths, the flooding
in Alberta proved once again how valuable amateur radio can be in
providing emergency communications. Yes, cell phones and fire radios
worked just fine, but the amateurs assisted in providing additional
communications in a variety of ways. Congratulations to all the
amateurs who contributed their time, equipment and energy to
supporting their communities (Radio Bulgaria DX Program July 8 via
John Norfolk, dxldyg via DXLD)
This reads like it was lifted directly from AR Newsline or ARRL, but
no such attribution. Ahá, in the July CIDX Messenger I see exactly the
same report, from RAC News Service (gh, DXLD)
** CHILE. Boa tarde a todos, lembro-me de uma vez algum colega da
lista comentar de receber em 50 MHZ som ambiente do Chile se não me
engano. Algum colega tem a referida frequencia? 73 (Riomar Valles,
Jau/SP, July 6, radioescutas via DXLD)
Riomar, tente esses:
http://www.ham-radio.com/n6ca/50MHz/CE_musicfreq.html
http://www.qsl.net/ce3sad/6m.html
http://www.qsl.net/lu_6_meters/signals.htm
(Huelbe Garcia, ibid.)
** COLOMBIA [and non]. Glenn, I have a correction for the latest issue
of DXLD 5-110: My letter was posted June 27, number 16874, not July 4,
unless of course you quote Rubén G. Margenet as an intermediate link.
I was not campaigning for La Voz de tu Conciencia to get off 6010 (as
you label the story under ``Mexico``). Rather, I was defending their
right to stay where they are (Henrik Klemetz, Sweden, July 6, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
Con relación a la campaña por la interferencia de La Voz de tu
Conciencia a Radio Mil, iniciada por el amigo Rubén, ahí copio el mail
que acabo de enviar al Sr. Stendal, de La Voz de tu Conciencia:
"Sr. Stendal: Hace unos días se abrió en los foros DX-istas,
concretamente en Noticias DX una campaña sobre la interferencia que
causa La Voz de tu Conciencia a Radio Mil de México, en 6010 kHz. Esta
campaña se inició, una vez que finalizó otra sobre interferencia de
Radio Voz Cristiana a LRA 36 Radio Nacional Arcángel San Gabriel, la
primera transmitiendo en 15475 y la segunda en 15476 kHz. Pues bién,
esta campaña de protestas a Voz Cristiana trajo como consecuencia que
esta emisora se mudara a 15485 kHz, dejando de interferir a la emisora
de la Antártida.
Ya antes de iniciarse estas campañas, yo expuse, en los foros DX-
istas, el problema de la interferencia de La Voz de tu Conciencia a
Radio Mil, y así se lo comuniqué también a Vd. en un mail.
Es un hecho cierto, comprobado por mi, en multitud de ocasiones, que,
aquí en España, La Voz de tu Conciencia interfiere fuertemente a Radio
Mil, pudiendo escucharse esta última en contadas ocasiones, cuando,
por motivos de propagación, La Voz de tu Conciencia llega muy débil o
no llega a España.
Lo mismo puedo decir que pasa en la República Dominicana, en donde
estuve hace apenas mes y medio. Allí, La Voz de tu Conciencia entra
muy fuerte y eclipsa a Radio Mil, excepto en una pequeña franja
horaria, en que, debido a que en Colombia amanece un poco antes que en
México, la señal de La Voz de tu Conciencia desaparecía y se escuchaba
bién Radio Mil, pero sólo por espacio de una hora más o menos. Luego
ya se hacía de día también en México, y Radio Mil dejaba de
escucharse, al igual que una hora antes lo había hecho La Voz de tu
Conciencia.
Soy un DX-ista con más de 30 años de experiencia, y consultados
libros, archivos, etc, veo por ejemplo, en el WRTH del años 1990, no
había ninguna emisora colombiana en 6010, ni tampoco en años
posteriores, si encuentro que en el año 1976, había una emisora de
dicho país en esa frecuencia, "La Voz Amiga" de la ciudad de Pereira,
que transmitía con una potencia de 2 kW. Luego esta frecuencia fue
abandonada y Radio Mil ya estaba mucho antes que en 1976.
Creo que este problema tendría una facil solución si la Voz de tu
Conciencia cambiase la frecuencia para un lugar próximo en el dial,
por ejemplo 5995 ó 6000 kHz.
Así los aficionados a la onda corta podríamos disfrutar de las dos
emisoras sin problemas de interferencia. Creo que estudiando un poco
las frecuencias a emitir, todas las emisoras pueden coexistir sin
interferirse. Fíjese Vd. que su nueva emisora, Marfil Estereo
transmite en 5910 kHz y allí no causa interferencia a nadie, ni nadie
se lo causa a ella, y así, cuando la propagación es buena, se escucha
aquí en España de forma magnífica.
Por otra parte decirle que, respecto a lo que escribí hace unos días
en el foro Noticias DX, sobre que Radio Mil no había respondido a unas
cartas con informes de recepción que había enviado, el Sr. Julián
Santiago Díez de Bonilla, de Radio Mil, me comunica que ya ha
respondido a mi último informe, que envié a la nueva dirección de la
emisora, y que está en camino la carta con la correspondiente QSL. Las
anteriores cartas debieron de perderse debido a que las envié a la
dirección antigua y la radio se cambió de sede, según me informa el
Sr. Bonilla.
Sin más por el momento, deseando que tome las medidas oportunas para
evitar causar interferencia a Radio Mil, y deseando también que siga
en el aire por muchos años, pues los radioescuchas necesitamos, tanto
a La Voz de tu Conciencia como a Radio Mil, reciba un cordial saludo
desde España. Manuel Méndez
Ahhh, le envió un artículo que salió en el foro de Glenn Hauser hace
ya unos meses, y que envié también a Noticias DX, para que vea que
llevo ya tiempo exponiendo el tema de esta interferencia:
"DX LISTENING DIGEST 5-054, March 26, 2005
MEXICO. Otro problema lo tenemos, como comentaba en días pasados en
la frecuencia de 6010 kHz. en donde La Voz de tu Conciencia causa
mucho daño a Radio Mil de México, emisora que ya estaba mucho antes
que la primera en esta frecuencia. Saludos (Manuel Méndez, Noticias DX
via DXLD)" (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, España, Noticias DX via DXLD)
** CONGO. 9610, 1008-1014, 1023-, 1053-, 1554-, Radio Congo, July 6,
mostly in Vernacular with strong French accent, local music and
singing (poor-fair) (Mikhail Timofeyev, near St. Petersburg, Russia,
communication receiver, three aerial systems directed to the Middle
East, Africa and Latin America, HCDX via DXLD)
** CUBA. TRANSMISIONES DE EMERGENCIA EN CUBA --- En 7045 LSB se están
escuchando comentarios muy interesantes de radioaficionados cubanos
con motivo del paso de la tormenta Dennis por Cuba. Son transmisiones
que se emiten desde Defensa Civil de Cuba. Puedo escuchar al colega
Arnaldo Coro (CO2KK) informando sobre la caída de antenas y vientos
fuertes (José Elías, Venezuela, 0254 UT July 8, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
A esta hora 0440 UT en los 5025 kHz aunque mejor en 5024 kHz, Radio
Rebelde en el programa "Portada Rebelde" informando sobre el huracán
Dennis y avisando a la población sobre la fase de alerta ciclónica"
enviada por la Defensa Civil.
En Radio Rebelde 5025 kHz pero para mi mejor en 5024 kHz informan
sobre el peligro que significa el Huracán Dennis de categoría 4 en un
máximo de 5 por la fuerza que ha adquirido, se dice que en la
madrugada del viernes estará azotando con vientos de 70 kms por hora y
grandes marejadas.
La transmisión de aviso que está pasando Radio Rebelde por motivo del
Huracán Dennis me parece impresionante; creo que el servicio
informativo que se está prestando a la población es de calidad.
Ojalá que este huracán se disipe y no cause daño a nadie, aunque ya se
está hablando de miles de personas evacuadas (José Elías, Venezuela,
0459 UT July 8, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Caught Arnie Coro, addressed in Spanish as ``Coro``, as if that were
his first name, on RHC July 8 at 1341 on 11760 et al., with a report
apparently on behalf of the Federación de Radioaficionados de Cuba,
from ham emergency central in Habana, with damage reports gathered via
ham radio, such as CM8PTO, in Pilón, Cabo Cruz, Granma. Dennis was 95
km from Trinidad, moving NW at 17 kph, max winds of 255 kph. Was
expected to cut across Cuba diagonally from Trinidad, Cienfuegos to NW
Matanzas or NE Habana province (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA [non]. I was out on the patio doing an AM band scan (pretty
nice conditions, both radio and weather-wise tonight) and I came upon
a station on 1710 in Spanish with a man and a woman calmly discussing
something. The signal has excellent audio, and is moderately strong on
my DX-375 (which is admittedly not a hot set on MW) and exhibits long
fades. The station appears to be to the Southeast of here. Would
anyone know offhand who this might be? I've never heard anything on on
this frequency before. [Later:] I've got an answer to the question I
asked in my last post. On 1710 kHz I managed to wrangle an ID at 0330
CDT, it's Radio Martí (Curtis Sadowski, tuning the kilocycles at
Rantoul, Illinois, WTFDA-AM via DXLD)
Curtis, The DX-375 is notorious for producing images in this area from
the 49m band. R. Martí is reported from time to time on 1710. If you
multiply that by 3, you get 5130. If you add twice the 450 kHz IF, you
get 6030, their real frequency. I`ll bet you would not get a trace of
this on another receiver. Per
http://www.martinoticias.com/frequencies.htm site is Greenville NC,
switching to Delano CA at 0900 UT. 73, (Glenn Hauser, ibid.)
Hi Glenn, That was probably it. I'll take a different radio to work
tonight and do another band scan (Curtis Sadowski, ibid.)
** CYPRUS TURKISH. 6150.05, 1621-1648, Radio Bayrak, July 6, pop
songs, 1630-1647 news in English (YL), then orchestral music (poor-
fair, best in AM SYNC/LSB to avoid AUT on 6155) (Mikhail Timofeyev,
near St. Petersburg, Russia, communication receiver, three aerial
systems directed to the Middle East, Africa and Latin America, HCDX
via DXLD)
** DJIBOUTI. 4780, 1608-1615, 1649-, 1700- and later, Radio Djibouti,
July 6, mostly in UNID NE African language(s), ID at 1700 as
"Radiodiffusion televisiones jumhuriyati de Djibouti" - the strongest
African station on 60 m.b. this evening (fair-good-very good) (Mikhail
Timofeyev, near St. Petersburg, Russia, communication receiver, three
aerial systems directed to the Middle East, Africa and Latin America,
HCDX via DXLD)
** EL SALVADOR. 17838.34-.37, Radio Imperial (tentative); 1723-1737+,
5-July; M&W in Spanish. Heard two tentative mentions of Radio
Imperial. Music at 1735. Poor but first copyable audio in many weeks.
Very fady, low-pitched tone & occasional buzzer blast QRM. Drifted
upward. 2147, het at 17839.15 but no audio (Harold Frodge, MI, MARE
Tipsheet via DXLD)
** EQUATORIAL GUINEA. 5005, R. Nacional-Bata, 2248-2256*, July 4,
Vernacular/Spanish, Hi-life music followed by OM in Spanish at 2251
with sign-off announcements and passing mention of "Radio Bata". NA at
sign-off. Poor-fair (Scott R Barbour Jr., Intervale, NH-USA, R75, 200'
Beverage antennas, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also AFRICA
** ERITREA [non]. The transmissions of the "Voice of Delina" program
(via a TDP-leased transmitter in Russia) were moved to a new time slot
and frequency, and are now aired Sundays 1800-1900 on 12130 (Bernd
Trutenau, Lithuania, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ETHIOPIA. Ethiopian opposition Radio Freedom reports Ethiopian
soldiers killed civilians listening to BBC at a restaurant. Via Sudan
Tribune, 4 July 2005
http://www.sudantribune.com/article.php3?id_article=10505
But this report was not carried by BBC or any other major news agency
(kimandrewelliott.com via DXLD)
I have my doubts too, as I pointed out already. However the story
above was attributed to BBC Monitoring, the same as the one we ran,
which might be considered a major news agency. However2, don`t blame
them (or me) if the R. Freedom website, where they got it, made it up
or embellished it (gh, DXLD)
** ETHIOPIA [non]. 15660, 8/7 *1500-1530, TENSAE ETHIOPIA-VOICE OF
UNITY, Samara (Russia), Amharic, IDs, OM, Horn of Africa songs. Very
good signal. (S500) (LUCA BOTTO FIORA, Rapallo (Genova) - Italy,
Satellit 500 Grundig, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GABON. See AFRICA
** GEORGIA. 4540, 1523-1630*, Radio Georgia, July 6, Armenian-like
program till 1541, then open carrier till 1600 and then in Azeri-like
- strong, but very distorted signal, also strong 2nd harmonic on 9080
(poor) (Mikhail Timofeyev, near St. Petersburg, Russia, communication
receiver, three aerial systems directed to the Middle East, Africa and
Latin America, HCDX via DXLD)
** GEORGIA. 9495.45, 1236-1258*, Abkhazian Radio, July 6, Russian
local program called "Chernaya akula" (=Black shark), YL talks and
songs, a lot of advertising announcements - but at 1225 the
transmitter was on 9494.75, also at 1402 with Abkhazian news on
9494.75 (modulation problems) and on July 7 at 0236 with Abkhazian
songs (fair) (Mikhail Timofeyev, near St. Petersburg, Russia,
communication receiver, three aerial systems directed to the Middle
East, Africa and Latin America, HCDX via DXLD)
** GEORGIA. Log of Wed July 6th: yesterday morning I tried to check
Georgian Radio on 11805 kHz, which was in progress in English at 0737-
0740 UT. S=3. Gregorian [sic] singer, stable low modulation, stronger
carrier. I could understand all program and musical content of the
transmission. When fiddled a little bit on the VFO I came across an
UNID Russian language number station on exact freq of 11830.00 kHz
(Wolfgang Büschel, Stuttgart, Germany, July 7, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
See UNIDENTIFIED
** GERMANY. Reportedly Südwestrundfunk first cited ``technical
reasons`` (that`s an infamous German blah-blah fill) for the new
overnight silence of 666, but since yesterday they practice offensive
communication by explaining on air just before 2100 that they now have
to switch off the Bodenseesender as one of the cost saving measures
that became necessary due to the insufficient rise of the listeners
fees. Just as on their website they refer listeners on air to 576 and
1017 but give 711 no mention. Re. 828 observed on air through the
night: It has been meanwhile reported that the Freiburg transmitter
indeed stayed on air for some nights, but this was merely an error
(Kai Ludwig, Germany, July 8, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GERMANY [non]. DW ab 11. Juli, 2000 bis 2155, auf 7330 via
Trincomalee, Zielgebiet Australien und Neuseeland, mit 250 kW bei 120
Grad. Von der Rückkeule könnt noch etwas in Eu ankommen. 73 we (Walter
Eibl, A-DX via Kai Ludwig, DXLD)
** GREECE [and non]. After being stuck in early June for a few weeks,
there is a new preview of Hellenes Around the World at
http://www.voiceofgreece.gr/en/omogeneia_ekpompes.asp?catid=148
which BTW is a radio show, but let`s not split hairs, Saturdays at
1400-1500 UT, unless preempted by stupid bola games, via Delano 9775 -
-- however, no clue as to date in this writeup, so does this sound
like something that already aired in the meantime? (Glenn Hauser, DX
LISTENING DIGEST) Viz.:
TV SHOWS: Greeks everywhere
This Saturday in the English program "Hellenes Around the World"
In our voyage to the Hellenic and the Philhellenic corners of the
world this Saturday, we meet Vally Lytra, Visiting Research Fellow at
the Department of Byzantine and ModernGreek Studies at King’s College
London.
Mrs Lytra presents to us the new study program established for Turkish
and Modern Greek Studies, organized by the Department of Byzantine and
Modern Greek Studies at King’s College and the Department of Languages
and Cultures of the Near and Middle East at the School of Oriental
and African Studies.
As she explains, this academic initiative aims to bring together
expertise in Greek and Turkish studies and present to the younger the
extensive cultural encounters that have taken place between the two
peoples over time, in such diverse areas as language, literature,
music, architecture and culinary practices.
For more information about the program, please visit the web site at :
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/kis/schools/hums/byzmodgreek/TMGS/index.html
And from London, we travel to Beijing, the hosting city of the 2008
Olympic Games. We discuss about the Center for Hellenic Studies, in
Beijing University, with Professor Floros Sigalas, while his two
chinese students Mariana Xiaojing Wang and Kate Ywe Wu, share with us
their ``Greek experience``.
Kate is a journalism major in the University and studies modern greek
for almost two years now. She finds the Greek language "vivid" and
Greek people very hospitable. Marianna, who grew up in a provincial
town by the water, just a few miles away from Beijing, majors in
History and explains why she loves to learn and speak Greek.
Mariana and Kate, are currently attending courses in modern Greek in
the University of Athens.
Description of program
It is the ERA 5 English language omogeneia program , transmitted every
Saturday at 17.00-18.00 Greek local time on the ERA5 frequencies and
the Internet http://www.voiceofgreece.gr
The program in its 4th year has hosted important personalities of
Greek descent, who with their work have promoted Hellenism abroad.
The program refers to activities of Greeks living abroad and
phillenes, covers current news regarding Hellenes in all parts of the
world while it often invites personalities [of Greek descent] in the
sectors of culture, economy and politics.
A special part of the program is dedicated to the new generation of
Greeks and their activities with the aim to show the dynamic of young
Greeks abroad to promote Greek culture and language.
Katerina Thanassoula is the host of the program.
email: kthanasoula @ ert.gr - katerina @ thanasoula.gr
For any information or comment contact
e-mail address: diktioera5 @ ert.gr
telephone numbers: (0030) 210 6066336, (0030) 210 6066895
Fax: (0030) 210 6066309 (via gh, DXLD)
** GUINEA. 7125, 1704-1709, Radio Conakry, July 6, Vernacular, OM
local singing and OM talk (poor) (Mikhail Timofeyev, near St.
Petersburg, Russia, communication receiver, three aerial systems
directed to the Middle East, Africa and Latin America, HCDX via DXLD)
** ICELAND [and non]. 7590, 1138-, 1318-, AFRTS Keflavik, July 6, USB,
mostly with English OM/YL talks on various items, // 9980 (fair)
9980, 1043-, 1138-, 1315-, AFRTS Keflavik, July 6, USB, mostly with
English OM/YL talks on various items including the IOC meeting in
Singapore, // 7590 (good-excellent)
12133.5, 0912-, 1115-, USA, AFRTS Key West, July 6, USB, mostly with
English OM talks on various items, ute QRM (RTTY) (poor, but good at
0217 on July 7) (Mikhail Timofeyev, near St. Petersburg, Russia,
communication receiver, three aerial systems directed to the Middle
East, Africa and Latin America, HCDX via DXLD)
** INDONESIA. VOI on v15136.13 kHz again, 1600-2100 UT --- Today July
8th, VOI Jakarta Cimanggis uses again - randomly - this transmitter
which is mis-tuned approx. 14 kHz down (Cimanggis has 7x British
Marconi beasts of the 90ties at their disposal, according to TDP list
made in 1992/1995):
QRG odd v15136.13 kHz (registered on 15150), also \\ 9525 kHz German
heard well between 1800 and 1828 UT, when CRI Beijing starts Russian
service with 500 kW powerhouse. First reported by Vlad Titarev in
Ukraine on July 1st. Monitored on July 3: 15149.95 (Wolfgang Büschel,
Germany, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INTERNATIONAL WATERS [and non]. HURRICANE WATCH NET ACTIVATION
PLANS http://www.hwn.org/home/activationplans.html
The Hurricane Watch Net will reactivate at 09:00 a.m. EDT --- 1300
UT Friday morning. Currently, Hurricane Dennis, is a very dangerous
Category 4 Hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale and forecast to make
landfall Friday evening somewhere along the southwest coast of Cuba.
Please help to spread the word to people in the affected area while
also requesting any available reporting stations in the area to
please come to net frequency (14.325 MHz) with their observed and\or
measured weather data.
Based on current forecast information, it appears we will stand down
on Saturday as the storm moves into the open Gulf of Mexico waters.
It appears now that we will again activate at 09:00 a.m. EDT - 13:00
UTC on Sunday as the storm approaches the northern Gulf Coast late on
Sunday as possibly a very dangerous Major Hurricane. Any update to
this plan will be announced as necessary.
We will be requesting measured\observed ground truth data from the
affected area. Under direction of the National Hurricane Center,
those may be solicited from specific locations and\or with specific
criterion attached (such as people experiencing sustained winds in
excess of 35 knots, or those with rapidly degrading conditions,
etc.). Temperature and dew point information is not needed. We remind
those reporting stations to ``please`` do not report to us the
weather information reported on your local media. We are interested
ONLY in your personal observations, preferably measured by calibrated
instrumentation.
Note: The above criteria may be changed without notice.
Throughout this event, we remind everyone that we are also available
to provide backup communications facilities to official agencies such
as Emergency Operations Centers and Red Cross officials in the
affected area. We will also be interested to collect and report
significant damage assessment data back to FEMA officials stationed
in the National Hurricane Center.
Please honor our request that you should not check in to the net
unless specifically requested to do so. We will attempt to handle all
communications within the capabilities of our own members, and only
when required assistance is needed will we ask for your help.
While our mission is specifically to provide storm related
information into and out of the storm, please understand we are not
involved in Health and Welfare traffic. That traffic will be handled
by the SATERN net on 14.265.00 MHz, whenever activated, as well as on
their website of http://www.satern.org On the SATERN homepage, you
will find a link for Health and Welfare Information. Fill out that
form and they will get back with you as soon as possible. We will
likely be reporting other emergency frequencies to be set up by local
emergency management nets in the affected area. Please monitor
14.325.00 MHz for that information as it is made available.
As a final reminder, please monitor this web site for storm related
advisory updates, graphics displays, and other data made available
from the National Hurricane Center. Thanks in advance for your support
and cooperation during this extremely dangerous storm.
Sincerely, Bobby Graves, KB5HAV, Assistant Net Manager, Hurricane
Watch Net (via John Norfolk, dxldyg via DXLD) see also CUBA
** IRAQ [and non]. // Other Strategic Matters //
On the matter of the Balad relay station (Iraq): I am seeking US
public opinion (and military opinion) on behalf of a non-profit
religious broadcasting client http://cbc.svserver.com/ that may seek
to lease time from the Balad Relay Station in future. The client's
main concern is HOW the Balad Relay Station should be reactivated.
If Balad is reactivated, views are sought as to what management
arrangement is worth lobbying the White House and Congress for:
* Balad should be managed on behalf of the Iraq government
* Acquired outright by BBG (bbg.gov as O&O)
* Jointly managed (BBG & VT Merlin as joint O&O)
* How much money should be spent to reactivate Balad? Amounts up to 30
Mil USD must be considered.
This decision is in the hands of the US administration in Iraq, and
the Iraq government in formation. Contact me with your opinion or
information at: mhev@Xnetzero.net (delete the X)
Subject = Balad Relay Station
Factoid:
The Balad Relay Station is extremely visible from "Camp Anaconda", as
seen in the PBS Frontline documentary "Private Warriors".
-- http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/warriors/
== Balad Relay Station's Capabilities ==
16 x 500 kW SW transmitters, mid 1980s manufacture
-- These can be refurbished cheaply, at less than 2,500,000 CHF
1 x HR 4/4/1 Rotatable Curtin Array (Telefunken? ABB?)
-- The curtain array is in perfect working order according to rumor
Unknown number of HRS Curtain Arrays, perhaps 20%+ capable of
targeting Iran.
-- All Balad blueprints and diagrams are held by Thales in
Switzerland, and due to Swiss corporate secrecy laws and are
unobtainable by me at this time. If I had these blueprints I would be
able to proceed with further analysis for my client.
-- As Iraq is not fully formed as an independent state, these
blueprints need to be made public -- so as to be in line with
international law with respect to the oversight of public property of
defeated powers (as established after WWII).
Balad -- What is broken: -- Primary Switch Matrix (ready for complete
redesign to target Iran with Triplexing).
== Commentary & ideas to email me about too ==
With Balad fully re-activated, it would be possible for RFE-RL / VOA /
Radio Farda / BBC Persian / RFI Persian / etc ... to broadcast to Iran
with local MW fieldstrength on up to 16 [SW] frequencies at a time.
Balad has the equivalent to the transmission capabilities of Gloria,
Portugal --> Former USSR. Iran may be oil rich, but it is not ready to
jam 16 x 500 kw SW transmitters aimed at it!
Religious broadcasters should be allotted time on Balad, so as to keep
any "Radio War" between the US and Iran from heating up into a true
war. Iraq's regional SW broadcasting needs can be fully met by Abu
Greheb Relay Station, in the Iraq national capital region (Michael
Hackett, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
According to TDP, http://www.tdp.info/irq.html the 16 x 500 kW site
called ``Balad`` above is Salah el Din; the other SW sites are:
Abu Ghraib [note spelling here too --- where have I heard that name
before?] 6 x 250; Babel 4 x 500; Salman Pack [sic] with 4 x 100, 18 x
50, 8 x 10 and 1 x 16 kW.
Altho TDP does not give an ``out`` of service date, not a single one
of these SWBC transmitters Iraq once had is on the air, and indeed,
there has been little if any SWBC from Iraq (other than Kurdish
clandestines, now not so clandestine), since the first Gulf War. I
seem to recall that a good many of them were destroyed or damaged at
that time.
Altho his name is not in the above or website, this is the guy who has
previously come up with fanciful proposals in the past involving RCI
and RNZI, Michael Hackett, who also offers his services as a
consultant at http://hireme.geek.nz/sw.htm but his name is nowhere on
that either, and I am not sure ``Michael Hackett`` is his real name; I
only got it from his From field. His résumé includes consultations for
hypothetical SW stations in the Queen Charlotte Islands, Esquimault,
and Swift Current, Canada; and Falkland Islands.
The cbc.svserver website has nothing to do with CBC! Currently it
promotes something called Power Broadcasting, begging for donations to
set up a 500 kW religious SW station in Lae, PNG, on 15260 to reach
the billions of souls to be saved in China, India, and the rest of
Asia (as if there were not plenty of those already). And as if this
were the solution to preventing terrorism.
Just as wacky is the idea of broadcasting Christian religious programs
from Iraq in order to lessen tensions in the Middle East!
I would be very wary of making any donation (amounts suggested
depending on your income) without investigating this organization
fully (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) see RADIO EQUIPMENT FORUM
** LIBERIA. 5470, R. Veritas, 2258-2311*, July 4, English, Whisper
quiet talks between 2 OM. Studio OM at 2303 with ID: much better audio
then back to whisper quiet devotional. Studio OM again at 2308
followed by whisper quiet ballad (NA-?) until s/off. Poor/very weak
(Scott R Barbour Jr., Intervale, NH-USA, R75, 200' Beverage antennas,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** LIBYA [non]. Checking the reported English hour from V. of Africa,
via France, July 8 at 1346 I was hearing some talking which seemed to
have English intonation, stronger on 21675 than 21695; if they would
modulate at a decent level, like France itself in between on 21685, it
would be readable. I recall that 21675 used to be a good signal in the
winter, but now it and almost everything else on 13m, is marginal,
even with SF over 100 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Solar-terrestrial indices for 07 July follow.
Solar flux 125 and mid-latitude A-index 8.
The mid-latitude K-index at 1200 UTC on 08 July was 1 (05 nT).
The mid-latitude K-index at 1500 UTC on 08 July was 1 (7 nT).
(SEC via DXLD)
** LITHUANIA. SPECIALA AGADO EL LITOVIO - Activación de estación
especial desde Lituania... del boletín DX Listening Digest No. 5-110,
editado por Glenn Hauser. Añado mis traducciones (¡por si acaso!):
** LITUANIA. Lenio Marobin (PY3DF, Secretario General de ILERA, Liga
Internacional de Esperantistas Radioaficionados) activarán la estación
especial LY90E desde la sede del 90º Congreso Universal de Esperanto
in Vilnius durante Julio 23-30. Se espera operar sobre 7066, 14266,
21266 y 28766 kHz. QSL via LY2FN, directa (QRZ.COM) o por el bureau
(KB8NW/OPDX/BARF80 via Dave Raycroft, ODXA via DXLD) Y en Esperanto:
** LITOVIO. Lenio Marobin (PY3DF, Ghenerala Sekretario de ILERA, la
Internacia Ligo de Esperantistaj Radio-Amatoroj) aktivigos la
specialan radio-amatoran stacion kun vok-signalo LY90E kiu elsendos
rekte el la Kongresejo de la 90-a UK en Vilno, de Julio la 23-a ghis
la 30-a. La uzotaj frekvencoj estas 7066, 14266, 21266 kaj 28766 kHz.
QSL-karto pere de LY2FN, rekte (QRZ.COM) au pere de la QSL-buroo
(KB8NW/OPDX/BARF80 via Dave Raycroft, ODXA via DXLD)
Estos tre interese scii, kiajn aparatojn kaj antenojn oni uzos dum tiu
evento... ni radio-amantoj kaj radio-amatoroj chiam demandas pri tio!
Un interesante reto, sobre todo para los que hablan el Esperanto o les
interesa de alguna forma. 73 (Elmer D. Escoto, San Pedro Sula,
HONDURAS, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MAURITANIA. See AFRICA
** MEXICO. Re 5-111: next day, July 8, managed to tune in 6045 half an
hour earlier, and found R. Universidad de SLP coming in much better.
At 1255 was playing some classical piano music; 1300 XEXQ ID, and a
string of government PSAs produced so heavily they sounded like
commercials. At this hour there was still a lightly detectable SAH,
presumably from Inner Mongolia, but it gradually diminished, as did
the signal of XEXQ itself. 1304 news by woman, but occasional comments
by M, and frequent stingers like yesterday, fair signal at peaks. By
1325 was starting to fade out, much like yesterday`s reception at that
time (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MONGOLIA. You can try for a VO Mongolia QSL card if you have any
current / old loggings. This email ID is active & response is very
fast. OM/YL Densmaa is VOM mail editor. Mr @ mongol.net densmaa9 @
yahoo.com 73, (Swopan Charoborty, Kolkata, India, July 8, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** NIGERIA. See AFRICA
** NIGERIA [non]. United Kingdom. Salama Radio International has
resumed broadcasts on short wave. It can be heard every Wednesday and
Sunday from 19.30 to 20.25 hours on 11885 kHz via a transmitted
located in the UK. The programme is in English with short fragments in
French, Arabic, Hausa and other languages. This is a religious
Christian station and its address is: Salama Radio, The Studio, P.O.
Box 126, Chessington, Surrey KT9 2WJ, United Kingdom (Rumen Pankov, R.
Bulgaria DX program July 8 via John Norfolk, dxldyg via DXLD)
** OMAN. The transmitter listed at Thumrait is heard back on air today
via 17630. A good signal was logged around 0630 // Seeb 13640 but the
THU transmitter audio still has a background rumble. If it stays on
air it might be worth tuning 15140 at 1400 to see what language is
broadcast. It used to carry English for one hour but if I recall
correctly English was dropped before the transmitter went off. 73s
(Noel R. Green [NW England], dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Oman heard on 15140 1430, English DJ with Western pop music, chimes at
1500, "This is Radio Sultanate.." then the English feed cut and into
Arabic. Good strength but low modulation when in English, seems better
now Arabic is on (Mike Barraclough, Letchworth Garden City, UK, July
8, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** PAKISTAN. ANALYSIS: PAKISTAN'S ELECTRONIC MEDIA MARKET GATHERING
PACE | Text of editorial analysis by Neal Williams of BBC Monitoring
Media Services on 6 July
With General Pervez Musharraf's takeover as president in 1999 there
was a liberalization in broadcasting policies, aiming to encourage
growth in the private media sector.
However, as stated in an Internews report in 2004, media companies
were initially slow to take advantage of this new found freedom,
mostly due to initial deregulation issues. But since early 2004 over
20 television channels and around 50 FM radio stations have emerged,
thus bringing an end to more than five decades of the state's virtual
monopoly of broadcasting.
According to the latest figures from UNESCO, around 35 per cent of
Pakistan's population is illiterate, a figure which reveals that
around 65 per cent of the population rely on radio and television as
the major source for news.
Regulation
The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) was created
by Musharraf's government in March 2002 to regulate and issue radio
and television broadcast licences to the private sector.
A mandate was given to PEMRA to improve the standard of information,
education and entertainment, and to enlarge the choice of news,
current affairs and religion on the media.
PEMRA has certainly encouraged growth in the private sector electronic
media market although important restrictions still apply. Private FM
stations are not permitted to broadcast news and only the state-run
television channels broadcast terrestrially.
Although private satellite TV broadcasters may air news, many
Pakistanis do not have access to satellite television, and so the
government still has a major influence regarding the dissemination and
content of news through the state-owned Radio Pakistan, FM 101 network
and Pakistan Television. PEMRA has regularly issued statements saying
licences would be issued to private terrestrial television
broadcasters, although none were on air in March 2005.
FM radio
Now in its third phase, PEMRA has issued almost 100 FM broadcast
licences, although about half of all recipients are not on-air as they
have yet to be allocated a frequency. This is a concern highlighted by
PEMRA in their latest annual report, which warns that if frequencies
are not allocated at a faster pace, the broadcast sector growth will
be stunted. It urges a greater share of frequency spectrum bandwidth,
currently controlled by security agencies.
By March 2005 there were around 50 FM stations broadcasting in the
country. The majority of the stations' output consists of music and
phone-in chat shows aimed at the urban youth market. A handful of
stations invite discussion on politics and religion, such as Mast 103
FM and FM 96 from Karachi.
Assalam-o-Alaikum FM 100 was Pakistan's first private FM radio station
and started broadcasting in 1995 after receiving a licence from the
government. The state-owned Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation acted to
counteract the rise in popularity of modern, urban-based youth
programming by establishing its own FM network, FM 101. Launched in
1998, and broadcasting in seven major cities, the FM 101 network has a
distinct advantage over its private sector rivals because it is the
only FM station permitted to broadcast news.
Satellite television
Indus TV, Pakistan's first private satellite television channel, was
launched in early 2000 and signalled the start of competition for the
state-run PTV channels. By March 2005 there were over 20 private
satellite television channels broadcasting to, and from, Pakistan.
Two other major channels were soon to follow, the Dubai-based ARY TV
and Geo TV. Programming was initially family entertainment with
limited news bulletins. However, Indus and ARY now operate dedicated
24-hour news channels, Indus News and ARY One World, whilst Geo TV
includes at least 10 daily news bulletins.
The latest survey conducted by Internews in 2003 revealed that almost
30 per cent of Pakistanis had access to cable television, a market
which is rapidly expanding. Other private media companies were quick
to react and over the last two years a significant number of channels
have emerged. The target audience for these fledgling channels is
diverse - The City Channel has programmes for the citizens of Karachi,
Kawish TV and Sindh TV broadcast specifically to Sindh Province and
Mashriq TV targets the youth of Pakistan.
Restrictions
It is apparent that despite the movement to liberalize the broadcast
media in Pakistan, the state still wants to retain control. PEMRA have
recently taken sanctions against Mast 103 FM for rebroadcasting BBC
World Service Urdu news bulletins, and in another case reported by
Internews, a private radio station in Mithi recently had its licence
withdrawn for airing Hindu prayers, despite the station serving a
Hindu-majority population.
In May 2005 a bill was moved in the National Assembly to end cross
media restrictions and to further regulate the electronic media.
Broadcasters would face severe financial penalties and, or
imprisonment if they were to air programmes "if it is of the opinion
that such a particular programme or advertisement is against the
ideology of Pakistan".
Despite journalists having to work within these legal boundaries, the
electronic media market in Pakistan is now pluralistic and appears
likely to continue to expand. Source: BBC Monitoring research 6 Jul 05
(via DXLD)
** PAPUA NEW GUINEA. See IRAQ
** RUSSIA. Did not remember the Spetsialnoye Radio transmissions today
until 1810, but then tuned into 6240 and found it in progress with
Russian rock music. Concluded already at 1855, saying that ``our
program with current music from Russia is over``, invited listeners to
tune in again (some words not copied) ``at 22 hours Moscow Time``,
contact details, three times interval signal and over (carrier stayed
on for at least some minutes). Professional production and excellent
modulation, signal not very strong with lots of fading. I assume that
European Russia is the actual target of these transmissions, otherwise
the frequency selection (49 metres) would make no sense. No real clue
on site, except for Bolshakovo being very unlikely. Recording of the
closing announcement (again with lots of local noise, sorry):
http://www.radioeins.de/_/meta/sendungen/apparat/050625_a3.ram
(Kai Ludwig, Germany, July 8, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Thursdays only
** SAUDI ARABIA [non]. AL ISLAH RADIO RETURNS ON HOT BIRD SATELLITE!
Hello DXers, checking the Hot Bird Satellite, 13.0 Degrees East today,
I noticed that Voice of Reform (Sout al Islah), the anti-Saudi regime
station, is back on the Hot Bird satellite after it was suspended from
transmitting on that satellite. Sout al Islah represent the Movement
for Islamic Reform in Arabia (MIRA), a London-based Islamic opposition
group headed by Dr. Saad al-Faqih.
The frequency is 11785 Ghz
Polarization : Horizontal
S/R : 27500
FEC : 3/4
Channel ID is Debate TV !!?
you may check http://www.lyngsat.com/hotbird.html
In the meantime the same station started transmitting on the satellite
Atlantic Bird 2 at 8.0 Degrees West on :
Frequency : 11579 GHz
Polarization : Vertical
S/R : 3100
FEC : 1/2
same channel ID Debate TV
you may check http://www.lyngsat.com/ab2.html
All the best guys. Yours (Tarek Zeidan, Cairo, Egypt, July 8, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** SLOVAKIA [and non]. RTI/BP01 Immediate
A truly European line-up for the RTI/MTV Beach Party – 22 July 2005
London/Poprad 07 July 2005: An eclectic European line-up will appear
at the RTI/MTV Summer Beach Party 2005 – headlining is none other than
Swedish star ARASH. The RTI/MTV Summer Beach Party 2005 is being held
in AquaCity, Poprad, 22 July, complete with laser lights, sound and
entertainment normally only found in Ibiza.
Eric Wiltsher, Director, commented, ``RTI has always been about
broadcasting from the Heart Of Europe to the world, and for this event
we have the cream of Europe. We are also very proud that the High
Tatras region, and Poprad in particular, will have direct access to
what are often just names – this time up to 5,000 lucky ticket holders
will actually get to see and hear Arash perform live!``
Countries represented within this years RTI/MTV Summer Beach Party
include: Slovakia, United Kingdom, Sweden, Spain, and Croatia.
The RTI/MTV Summer Beach Party will be broadcast via the entire RTI
transmission network meaning listeners from the USA through Europe to
Japan (and further a field) will be able to tune in to the entire
show. In addition the festival will be aired via: http://www.rti.fm
**********************************************************************
**More about RTI
RTI is building a European radio service combining AM/FM and new media
across Europe. The service is regulated in UK, Slovakia and Latvia.
The on-line service can be found at http://www.rti.fm
Released by Natalia Balajova --- For more information, during office
hours, call Natalia on: Tel: +421 527871999
MTV Beach Party Poprad 2005
Where? Aqua City, Poprad When? 22.07.2005
Time? 18:00 CE[S?]T till some time the next day
18.00 – 21:30 Classic Disco and the best new dance tracks from Eric
Wiltsher and Natalia Balajova
21:30 – 22:30 It’s DJ FISH, from Poprad, Slovakia
22:30 - 23:30 The Star of the night from Sweden, Arash
23:30 – 01:00 DJ Lorenzo Al Dino based in Ibiza
01:00 – 03:00 DJ Saskkin, DJ Frayer & Budaloo from Croatia.
03:00 till sometime closer to dawn DJ Eyo from Slovakia
DJ in the VIP Area --- Gordon Freeman, DJ DEE M
PS - see the RTI commercial being aired on MTV at
http://www.mediazoo.co.uk/mtv
(via Eric Wiltsher, RTI, July 8, DXLD) Evidently gave up on SW (gh)
** SPAIN. ESPANHA – A REE está valorizando cada vez mais a sua
audiência brasileira. Em primeiro de julho, por volta de 0250, após a
emissão do espaço Mundo Solidario, a emissora levou ao ar algumas
chamadas gravadas por uma apresentadora em português! (Célio Romais,
Panorama, @tividade DX July 3 via DXLD)
** SPAIN. Estimados colegas, en primer lugar un saludo a todos
y mis mejores deseos a la gran familia diexista:
En relación a la campaña para que Radio Exterior de España vuelva a
remitir las tarjetas QSL de verificación para nuestros informes de
recepción, y habiendo transcurrido más de dos meses desde la última
carta que remití al director de REE sin respuesta, solicito la
colaboración de cualquier diexista que siga regularmente las emisiones
de REE y me informe si ha variado la política de esta emisora con
relación a las QSL, ¿sigue sin emitir QSL?.
Por mi parte, desde Barcelona en España, no sigo con frecuencia las
emisiones, primero por falta de tiempo endémica que tengo en estos
momentos y segundo porque es dificil, por estar a una distancia a la
que afecta la zona de sombra de las emisiones en onda corta; sin
embargo sí he escuchado, vía Internet las emisiones del programa
Amigos de la la Onda Corta (al que por cierto, remití también una
carta al respecto para su publicación en antena) y no he visto
referencia alguna al tema.
Necesito la información sobre si continúan con la política de no
emisión de QSL para seguir con la campaña y escalar una posición más.
Si no me ha contestado el Director de Radio Nacional de España dentro
de los tres meses, escribiré al ministro oportuno para pedir
explicaciones y que reconsideren la postura, en base a los argumentos
ya explicados. Creo que es una falta de respeto y de educación el no
contestar, les tendré volver a recordar que REE y RNE reciben para su
funcionamiento fondos públicos y por tanto lo mínimo que nos deben a
todos los contribuyentes en España (y por extensión de cualquier parte
del mundo) es una contestación. Antes de emprender cualquier otro tipo
de acción necesito saber si continúa la política de no QSL, no vaya a
ser que ahora hayan vuelto a remitirlas y yo no entere.
Aprovecho esta ocasión para animar a cualquier amigo/a que aún no haya
remitido el escrito de protesta a que lo haga, para ello vuelvo a
adjuntar el formulario. Muchos 73 y hasta pronto (Julio Martínez,
Club S500, Noticias DX via DXLD)
Hola Julio, no te molestes en mandarle más informes a REE ya que la
política de QSL cambió hace casi un par de años, es decir que no
mandan QSL a nadie. Sólo creo que hay un programa de REE que se hace
desde Canarias y se llama Españoles en la Mar que creo que sí que
manda QSL, pero no estoy seguro al 100%. Espero haberte aclarado algo
amigo Julio.
Ah y otra cosa, Julio, voy a rellenar el impreso y mandarlo pero de
todas maneras ya sabes a donde van a ir nuestras protestas. También
quiero decirte que la BBC dejó casi al mismo tiempo de emitir QSL. Y
llevas razón esto es una desvergüenza por parte de REE y un insulto y
un bofetón al diexismo español. Un saludo desde Cartagena (JOSE
HERNANDEZ MADRID, Noticias DX via DXLD)
Spanish DXers are campaigning against REE`s no-QSL policy; REE owes at
least that to the taxpayers, and to its listeners everywhere (gh)
Hola Julio: Yo he remitido via Consulado de España en Rosario mi
primer reclamo. No obstante, si no hay respuesta, volveré a insistir
por la misma vía. Creo que la unión de los diexistas y la insistencia
podrían hacer efecto. La campaña continua!... Saludos (Rubén Guillermo
Margenet, Argentina, ibid.)
Querido amigo Julio. Espero te encuentres muy bien. Creo haber
escuchado en Amigos de la Onda Corta hace pocas semanas, que el colega
que conduce el espacio se refirió a esta situación; dijo que REE no
está verificando con QSL y que la manera de responder a los colegas
diexistas es a través del programa leyendo sus correspondencias y
dándoles así, respuesta a las mismas. De todas maneras siempre es
bueno esperar algunas otras opiniones para ver como va la cosa.
Recibe un fuerte abrazo (José Elías, Venezuela, ibid.)
Con relación al tema de las QSL de Radio Exterior de España,
concretamentre del programa "Españoles en la Mar" que se hace desde
Tenerife, en mi última visita a Punta Cana, República Dominicana, tuve
ocasión de escuchar ese programa, con excelente señal, desde sus
transmisores en Noblejas. Entonces, decidí enviarles un informe de
recepción muy detallado, para indicarles cómo se recibía el programa
por allí y decirles que prestaban un gran servicio público para los
españoles que se encuentran ocasionalmente o permanentemente en el
exterior. El informe lo envié a la dirección de Santa Cruz de Tenerife
hace mes y medio y de momento no tuve respuesta. Lo envié más que
nada, porque creía, casí un deber u obligación, informarlos de cómo se
escuchaba "nuestra radio" por aquellas tierras y para ver si era
cierto que respondían a los informes desde Canarias. Ya digo, de
momento, silencio total.
Por otra parte, en Noviembre de 2003 estuve en Cancún y la Riviera
Maya, y allí se escuchaba muy bién R.E.E. desde sus transmisiores de
Costa Rica. No sé porque es, pero cuando uno está fuera de España
aprecia mucho más escuchar Radio Exterior, a pesar de que, como ya
comenté en otra ocaisión, en los hoteles se pueden ver todo tipo de
cadenas de TV, incluídas las de España. Pues bien, a mi regreso a
España, consideré, de obligación y sentido común, enviar un e-mail al
director de R.E.E. informándolo de lo bién que se escuchaba la emisora
por allí, y dándole las gracias por el buen servicio que prestaban. No
se dignaron en contestarme.
Así que creo que la desconsideración de R.E.E. con los oyentes es
total y absoluta. Un abrazo para todos (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, España,
Noticias DX via DXLD)
The Spaniards are really pissed that REE doesn`t answer its mail, for
QSLs or anything else. Al contrario see PORTUGAL, 5-110 (gh)
Hola, compañeros otra vez acabamos de abrir la CAJA DE PANDORA y digo
esto porque queda demostrado una y mil veces que posiblemente los
DIEXISTAS tenemos más educación y más sentido del deber que algunos
directivos y responsables de la audiencia con los oyentes de cualquier
emisora ya sea internacional o nacional, ya que entre personas
educadas es normal que cuando te manden una carta sea respondida, pero
posiblemente esto no lo estudiaron en las UNIVERSIDADES esos
directivos de las emisoras.
Perdonar que sea un poco brusco con este tema pero es que parece que
la mala educacion esta campando por el mundo y el sentido del deber a
pasado a un plano muy pero que muy bajo entre algunos directivos de
las grandes cadenas de radio. Yo creía que no contestaban a los
informes (me refiero en esta ocasión a las emisoras nacionales,
llamadas domésticas en el argot diexista) porque les costaba dinero
mandar la QSL y esto a lo mejor se puede llegar a comprender en los
países pobres, pero lo que no se puede comprender es que les mandes un
correo electrónico, que eso no vale nada y se nieguen a responderlo y
a verificarte el informe aunque sea por este medio.
También, con esta actitud queda clara en el lugar que están quedando,
es decir eso ya no es cuestión de dinero sino de educación. Yo
personalmente si fuese ingeniero de una emisora local que emite, vamos
a poner con 1 KW y me llega un informe de recepcion de 5 o 6000 km yo
lo contestaría bastante rápido ya que eso en mi ego significaría que
el trabajo que he realizado es un trabajo muy pero que muy bien hecho.
Si alguna persona de este foro es responsable de alguna emisora y se
da por aludido con mis palabras yo lo invito a que recapacite y vuelva
a hacer su trabajo como Dios manda. Un saludo desde el caluroso
Sureste de España de vuestro compañero (JOSE HERNANDEZ MADRID, ibid.)
** SRI LANKA. 7299.77, 1452-1458, SLBC Ekala, July 6, Hindi YL
announcements, Indian songs, // 11905 with excellent signal (fair)
(Mikhail Timofeyev, near St. Petersburg, Russia, communication
receiver, three aerial systems directed to the Middle East, Africa and
Latin America, HCDX via DXLD)
** SUDAN [non]. Sudan Radio Service, 15325, July 8 at 0515 with
extensive ID in unID language, but unseems Arabic, several mentions of
kHz, contact info fax, phone, including srs @ edc.org Followed by a
talk around 0520 with frequent mentions of SPLM/SPLA, and snips of
comments in English, presumably consecutively translated. Good signal.
Per http://www.sudanradio.org/schedule.htm this was in Juba Arabic;
English and all other language segments are set out. English is at
0300-0345 and 1500-1545; the evening broadcast duplicates the morning
broadcast, same am and pm:
6 hours of news, music, & informative content each day—Monday - Friday
06.00 – 08.00 (0300-0500 GMT +3, East African Time) hours on 11,665
08.00 – 09.00 (0500-0600 GMT +3, East African Time) hours on 15,325
18.00 – 21.00 (1500-1800 GMT +3, East African Time) hours on 17,660
HFCC A-05 says 15325 is via Woofferton UK, 300 kW, 126 degrees; 17660
is also Woof, but 250 kW, 140 degrees; and 11665 is not listed, maybe
a change since A-05 began.
Note that the 0500 broadcast immediately follows on Mon and Tue
another Sudan service, Radio Nile via Madagascar on adjacent 15320 at
0430-0500, per EiBi:
15320 0430-0500 Sa-Tu CLA Radio Nile Vn EAf /MDG
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
17660, July 7, 1654-1717 UT, 34333, Arabic program: translation of
male speech mentioning "Thank you for everything, etc.", music,
females talk mentioning London, Kenya, Nairobi, Sudan, Mustaqbal,
Arbaa, then vernacular choir and music, talk again mentioning Salasa,
Arbaa, Britania, Sudan ended at 1711 with "syukron" and followed by
several station IDs, info on website, address in Kenya and USA - 1717
male voice: "Na Sudan Radio Service" (Tony Ashar, Depok Indonesia,
HCDX via DXLD)
** SWAZILAND. 08/07/2005: All systems are go for the dxpedition to
Swaziland (July 8-18th). We should be on the air starting the night of
July 8th. Daniel 3DA0JR and Frosty 3DA0CF will start putting up
antennas July 6th. They will have a very tall vertical for 160-80
along with three 800 foot beverages. Also they will use an A4 beam
with 40 meters on it along with the 2 el 12-17 meter beam at about 60
feet. Will also have a 6 meter 7 el along with a 2 meter 18 el at
about the same height. Wayne 3DA0KDJ will arive July 8th and he will
be their main CW operator. They will also participate in the IARU HF
contest as 3DA5HQ. QSL to their home calls 3DA0JR (ZS6JR) Daniel,
3DA0KDJ (W5KDJ) Wayne and for 3DA0CF and 3DA5HQ (K5LBU) Frosty. [Tnx
K5LBU] (I.C.P.O. Calendar (July 07 - 15, 2005) via Dave Raycroft, ODXA
via DXLD)
3DA, Swaziland (Update/Low Band Activity). Frosty, K5LBU/3DA0CF,
reports good news for Low Banders, and all systems are a go for July
from Swaziland. The operators are excited about the antennas for the
low bands. He states that thanks to a fellow ham, they will have (3)
800 ft. beverages. One beverage will be pointed toward the U.S., one
toward Europe and one toward Japan. They expect to be on the air by
the 9th of July or possibly the 8th. Frosty mentions that they will
have two very tall verticals for 160-80 metres (they are at least 70
ft. tall, and they will try to put them at least 1/8th wave apart). He
wished that they had several more operators on this trip, but he
guesses Wayne, W5KDJ/3DA0JDK, will have to do all the CW. On 40 metres
they will have the 40 metre kits on a Cushcraft A4S antennas which
will be close to 40 metres high (DX News via the Ohio-Penn DX Club
(OPDX) Bulletin Editor - Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW, via Vernon Ikeda, Ham
Radio Report, July CIDX Messenger via DXLD)
** TAJIKISTAN. 13905.11, *1359-, Tajik Radio, July 6, mostly Tajik OM
talks - 4635 x 3 (poor) (Mikhail Timofeyev, near St. Petersburg,
Russia, communication receiver, three aerial systems directed to the
Middle East, Africa and Latin America, HCDX via DXLD)
** U K. LONDON SUFFERS A TERRORIST ATTACK – JULY 7, 2005
The following is a selection of websites for government, services and
agencies in London and the U.K., all providing information regarding
today’s terrorist attacks.
METROPOLITAN POLICE SERVICES
http://www.met.police.uk/
CITY OF LONDON POLICE
http://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/index.html
TRANSPORT FOR LONDON
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/
LONDON FIRE BRIGADE
http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/
LONDON.GOV.UK
http://www.london.gov.uk/
This is the official website for the Mayor of London,
the London Assembly and the Greater London Authority.
MI-5
http://www.mi5.gov.uk/
The official website of the U.K. Security Service
THE BBC’S HOME PAGE
http://www.bbc.co.uk/
LINKS TO U.K. AM & FM RADIO STATIONS FROM MEDIA UK
http://www.mediauk.com/directory/radio/index.html?platform=AM
http://www.mediauk.com/directory/radio/index.html?platform=FM
(Sheldon Harvey, Radio HF Internet Newsletter via DXLD)
** U K. WHEN TIMES GET TOUGH, THE INTERNET TANKS. BBC World Service
and other BBC sites inaccessible or very slow after explosions in
London on 7 July. Access appeared to be normal after 1230 UTC, though
some sites are in low bandwidth mode. See MarketWatch, 7 July 2005.
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7BD73BF0EA-A6A5-47D6-86A3-F5556CF2834A%7D&siteid=google
(kimandrewelliott.com via DXLD)
** U K. BBC Radio 1 news bulletins from this morning
First reports came in not till about 930 AM, hear this at the archive
link of the Chris Moyles morning show
rtsp://rmv8.bbc.net.uk/radio1/r1moyles_thu.ra and go 2:35:00 and also
2:50:00 in, hear the blast blamed on electrical problems.
At 10 AM the Jo Whiley show started and there were compelling news
updates each half hour - while the pop music played on of course.
rtsp://rmv8.bbc.net.uk/radio1/whiley_thu.ra
(Tom Roche, GA, July 7, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U K [and non]. BBC WORLD SERVICE INCREASES AUDIENCES IN IRAQ,
AFGHANISTAN AND US | Text of press release by BBC World Service on 8
July
BBC World Service is the biggest speech radio station in Iraq,
according to new audience figures released today (Friday 8 July).
Weekly audiences in the country have increased to 3.3 million (22 per
cent) from 1.8 million weekly listeners (13 per cent of the radio
audience) last year - an increase of 1.5 million. The independent
surveys also show that 43 per cent of opinion formers in Iraq listen
every week.
The increase follows the rapid establishment of BBC FM relays in key
parts of the country, including of Baghdad, Mosul and Irbil, Kirkuk,
Al-Nasiriyah, Basra, Al-Kut, Salah al-Din and Al-Amara.
BBC World Service Director Nigel Chapman said: "The BBC World
Service's performance in Iraq was one of the year's outstanding
achievements. The BBC's new FM transmitter network in the country made
a crucial difference in ensuring we remained competitive.
"The BBC news bureau in Baghdad gives us an important edge in
reporting from a country that remains difficult and dangerous to
cover. For our news teams it complements the new bureau in Cairo where
a significant amount of programmes are now made for the Arabic
Service."
Despite limited survey work due to safety considerations, the BBC
attracts 2.8 million listeners in five surveyed provinces of
Afghanistan - an increase of two million on last year's Kabul-only
survey. That survey showed that BBC World Service programmes in Pashto
and Persian had a 60 per cent reach in the Afghan capital.
BBC World Service's overall audience figure rose to 149 million weekly
listeners, a rise of three million listeners compared to 2004's
estimate of 146 million. This is the sixth year in succession that BBC
World Service has attracted an audience over 145 million. This equates
to more than 50 per cent more listeners than any comparable
international broadcaster.
The surveys also showed that BBC World Service is regarded as the most
objective international broadcaster when compared to its main
competitors in top markets - including Egypt, Indonesia, Nigeria,
Pakistan, Russia and USA.
Monthly page impressions to the BBC's international news site -
bbcnews.com - increased to 324 million in March 2005 from 279 million
exactly a year ago - a rise of 45 million. This equates to more than
21 million unique users, up from 16 million in March 2004. An
independent survey of US usage shows that bbcnews.com attracts 40 per
cent of all online news users in the country.
This figure contributed to the BBC's international news services - BBC
World Service radio, BBC World television and the international-facing
online news services - attracting a record overall weekly audience of
around 190 million individuals - some of whom are using all three
media. This includes 59 million weekly viewers for BBC World - the
commercial television service.
BBC World Service programmes are now available in the high quality
audibility of FM in 144 capital cities (some 77 per cent of the
world's capitals), compared to 139 in 2004.
"BBC World Service continued to increase its impact by transforming
itself from a short wave radio broadcaster into a leading
international multimedia network," says Nigel Chapman. "In the Middle
East and wider Islamic world, audience numbers and scores for
reputation rose in most of our target countries: Iraq, Iran,
Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Indonesia.
"There are early signs, therefore, that our strategy to concentrate
more programme resources and marketing expertise into priority areas
is paying off. But we must not underestimate the challenge ahead as we
face increasing local competition, developing technology and growing
audience demands."
Other highlights of the audience figures:
India --- Weekly audiences have risen 4.8 million to a total of 16.4
million weekly listeners. The increase has been partly due to
improvements in programmes in Hindi language programming and a high
profile series of BBC Hindi road shows in rural areas of the country.
This is the first increase in a number of years following a dramatic
drop in overall radio listening in India and a ban by Indian
regulators on local FM stations carrying news from foreign
broadcasters. This resulted in a drop of more than 12 million
listeners between 1995 and 2002.
USA --- Listening in the USA increased to five million - its highest
level ever, up from 4.7 million last year. One in five opinion formers
in New York and Washington listen each week while the figure in Boston
is even higher at over one in four.
Bangladesh --- Following a drop in listeners in Bangladesh last year,
audiences to the BBC Bengali Service returned to pre-Iraq war levels.
Audiences rose by 2.6 million to an overall total of 13 million.
The growth of the audience to BBC World Service is mostly driven by
the increase in rural listening, and represents a strong recovery from
the audience drop in 2003 following the Iraq war. This latest survey
reveals that the vast majority of those who have ever listened to the
BBC - more than 80 per cent - consider it to be trustworthy.
Indonesia --- Audiences in Indonesia rose by 1.2 million to 4.4
million.
UK --- There are 1.3 million regular listeners to BBC World Service in
the UK. Programmes are now more easily available following the growth
of digital and cable services.
Audience losses
Nigeria --- A government ban on local FM stations rebroadcasting
programmes news from foreign broadcasters, since April 2004, has
resulted in an overall drop of 1.5 million listeners in the country.
However 20.2 million Nigerian listeners still tune in every week -
17.6 million in the Hausa language. Growth of competition in many
regions had a significant impact on BBC World Service audiences.
Pakistan --- Listeners to the BBC Urdu service in Pakistan fell by 3.2
million to 9.4 million
Kenya --- Kenyan audiences to BBC programmes fell by 2.1 million to an
overall total of 4.5 million.
Tanzania --- Listeners to the BBC Swahili service in Tanzania fell by
1.3 million to an overall total of 10.2 million. Source: BBC World
Service press release, London, in English 8 Jul 05 (via BBCM via DXLD)
** U S A. FCC application will be on file next week. It shows two 100
KW xmtrs and two antennas (George McClintock, CE & GM, WWCR, July 7,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
So that will sesqui WWCR capacity!. BTW, another WOR airing has
disappeared from WWCR per its July schedule: Sat 1030 on 5070, as John
Norfolk points out (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
So is this good news or bad news? In other words, does WWCR plan more
of the same on these senders? (John Figliozzi, NY, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
I`d be surprised if not. However, certain overseas broadcasters
desperately in need of a North American relay, would be well advised
to contract for the necessary airtime now. Such as All India Radio,
Radio Pakistan, R. Tashkent, V. of Indonesia, R. Cairo, R. Romania
International, Radiodifusión Argentina al Exterior --- trouble is, the
PTB probably don`t know they need WWCR, and would not even consider
such a drastic step without a lot of persuasion. I`m sure WWCR would
be glad to do business with them, as it has in the past with e.g. RTE.
I just picked a few obvious prospects, countries which do maintain an
external SW service in English, but difficult to hear in North America
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [and non]. Maybe WBCQ should consider switching its 17495 kHz
broadcast to compatible upper side band. China Radio International's
English transmission directed to Europe on 17490 was doing well here
in western Canada (SINPO 33333), obliterating WBCQ until CRI signed
off about 1658 UTC in the middle of a language lesson. (I was using a
Sony 7600GR and a reel antenna/random wire plugged into the antenna
jack.) (Ricky Leong, Calgary, Alta., dxldyg via DXLD)
Well, they were on CUSB until recently, as I first found them on LSB
this week. If I`m not mistaken, there is nothing on 17495 now except
gospel huxters and gh (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [non]. Voice of America is reported in the 15 meter band at
0645 hours on 19015 kHz and at 1315 on 19010 kHz broadcasting in
Central Asian languages (Rumen Pankov, Bulgaria, R. Bulgaria DX
program July 8 via John Norfolk, dxldyg via DXLD)
That would be R. Free Afghanistan, part of RFE/RL, not VOA; scheduled
in Pashto alternating with Dari straight through from 0330 to 1330 on
19010 via Sri Lanka; 19015 must be a recent change, if correct, but I
wonder why? And at what time they make the shift back to 19010? The
RFE/RL Afghan page still shows 19010 only:
http://www.rferl.org/listen/shortwave/shortwave-af.asp
(Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. NEW: VOA'S "CONSTANT STRUGGLE." Feature article about
retired VOA correspondent Bob Chancellor. "VOA was, and remains, a
hybrid news outlet and government agency. The dual roles fueled a
'constant struggle,' Chancellor said, between supervisors and
correspondents over the composition of the broadcasts." Joplin
(Missouri) Globe, 3 July 2005.
http://www.joplinglobe.com/story.php?story_id=195054&c=87
(kimandrewelliott.com via DXLD)
** U S A. Glenn, was there any mention of NBC Radio`s MONITOR, 50TH
aniversary of first show on 6-12-55? Thanks (Dave McDonald, July 7, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
Not that I am aware of (Glenn to Dave, via DXLD)
Glenn, if anyone is interested in the old NBC MONITOR shows, they are
played each Friday 10-11 pm ET [UT Sat 0200-0300] on stream from WLAN
at http://polkas.com Thanks (Dave McDonald, July 8, DX LISTENING
DIGEST) Beware: auto music launch at that site. Am not quite sure what
polkas have to do with Monitor (gh)
** U S A. KFHX, ex-1620 kHz, Arizona --- Hello Glenn, There had been
some interest in a new low power station on 1620, in Fountain Hills,
Arizona, not long ago. I recently noticed them off the air. A check of
their website shows them using the new frequency of 1250 kHz. (Nothing
heard there; perhaps they lowered their output power? - I wondered).
But, no, I drove right through the middle of Ftn. Hills yesterday just
to check it out - NOTHING heard on either 1250 or 1620. They may be
gone. (Wasn't there some question as to whether they were FCC licensed
?). 73 - & good listening (~Rick Barton, July 7, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. RADIO STATION OWNER PUTS STATION ON EBAY
Associated Press, July 8
http://www.belleville.com/mld/belleville/news/local/12080687.htm
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - The majority owner of a small radio station in
Springfield got no takers when he put his stake up for auction online
- and now he might have to find a new staff.
Matthew Johnson of Houston put the shares of KTOZ-AM on Internet
auction house eBay with a minimum starting bid of $300,000. The
auction ended Wednesday with no bids listed online, although Johnson
said he received about 35 responses.
"When I sell my 67 percent to person A, B or C, then it would allow
the new owner to make any changes they see fit," Johnson said. "I
would like to find somebody who would make me a reasonable offer for
my shares and that would allow the station to continue operating in
Springfield."
All of this was news to the station's general manager, Bill Thomas,
who said Thursday he plans to resign. That could turn out the lights
for the station, run largely by volunteers.
"He told me nothing whatsoever about it," Thomas, a minority
shareholder, said. "Unless they get together and appoint new
leadership, it will probably shut down."
Johnson said the station employees could buy out his shares. But
Thomas said the volunteers aren't willing to pour more money into the
station, which he said has trouble selling advertising and isn't in
good financial health.
KTOZ, which its DJs call "The Unforgettable Station," features an
eclectic blend of music, ranging from oldies to jazz and blues and
other programs.
Federal labor officials once investigated the station for possible
labor-law violations with its volunteer work force, but closed the
case in 1995.
Matthew Johnson's father, Ron, became majority shareholder in 1993.
The shares reverted to Matthew Johnson and his brother when Ron
Johnson died of a heart attack in 2002 while working on the air.
Regardless of who buys the controlling interest, the Federal
Communications Commission would have to review any sale, said Rex
Hansen, vice president and general manager of Journal Broadcast Group,
which owns several radio stations in Springfield (via Andy Sennitt,
dxldyg via DXLD)
Strange this would be of interest in Belleville IL, outside KTOZ
coverage on 1060, 500 watt daytimer. Selling stations on E-Bay is
getting to be old hat, but this one is unique (gh, DXLD)
** U S A. Friday 8 July, ``Stankervision`` (MTV2 7 p.m. [MDT = UT -6])
Back when I was a kid, people used to watch Music Television for the
music. Imagine that. Now, MTV's got 10 stations and not a hint of
music on any of them. Instead, we get shows like this one starring
Yucko the Clown from the Howard Stern Radio Show in which a guy
dressed as an offensive clown goes out on the street and insults
people (Week in Sloth, Albuquerque Alibi,
http://www.alibi.com/editorial/section_display.php?di=2005-07-07&scn=film#12079
via DXLD)
** U S A. ABC is messing with Nightline --- UT July 8 there were three
or four different topics, and jazzed-up graphics, music and
production. Yes, Ted was away, as he often is, but is this is what we
have in store, just another newsmagazine? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** UZBEKISTAN. NEW: PERHAPS NOW INTERNEWS UNDERSTANDS WHY THERE IS
INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING. Internews staff in Uzbekistan arrested for
"conspiracy to engage in productions of videos and publications of
informational materials without the necessary licenses." IRIN also
states: "Western radio stations broadcasting to Uzbekistan and the
region in the Uzbek language are virtually the only critical media in
this Central Asian country due to strict state control of national and
local broadcast and print media." UN Integrated Regional Information
Networks, 5 July 2005.
http://www.irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=47980&SelectRegion=Asia&SelectCountry=UZBEKISTAN
Internews often argues that funds for international broadcasting
should be given to organizations like itself to foster independent
media within target country. If that advice had been heeded,
Uzbekistan would now be without any independent source of news
(kimandrewelliott.com via DXLD)
** ZIMBABWE [non]. July 7th, 15145, 1700-1800 still been heard in
Zimbabwe with jamming. This evening, Friday July 8th has been
mentioned as the possible last SW broadcast for this station (David
Pringle-Wood, Harare, Zimbabwe, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Hi Glenn, SW Radio Africa, 15145, sign on at 1700. The usual Retro-
jamming signal comes on air at 1701 which makes reception difficult.
In ending, it has been since March 7th 2005 that SW Radio Africa has
been jammed on so many frequencies and times and transmission sites
they have begged to use. Possibly the last SW broadcast from this
station --- "Zimbabwe's Independent Voice". If you can listen 15145,
now (David Pringle-Wood, Harare, 1714 UT July 8, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
A nice feature article about SW Radio Africa on the website of This is
Hertfordshire. The station's studios are located in the county, at
Borehamwood.
http://www.thisishertfordshire.co.uk/news/borehamwood/display.var.612505.0.radio_free_zimbabwe.php
or http://tinyurl.com/9c52g
(Andy Sennitt, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
SW RADIO AFRICA SEEKING DONATIONS | Excerpt from report by London-
based Zimbabwe independent Short Wave [sic] Radio Africa website on 8
July
SW Radio Africa is a trusted lifeline of accurate and informative
news, including vital HIV/AIDS awareness, and is available to even the
poorest and most remote communities. But SW's funding is remains
uncertain. Mugabe's jamming of the airwaves has forced the station to
suspend its transmission on shortwave and drained its funds because of
the high cost of using extra shortwave frequencies to counteract the
jamming.
The station can now only broadcast on mediumwave. If there is no new
funding, this may also be silenced. If there was additional funding it
could go back onto multiple shortwave frequencies. If we could get
4,000 people to give10 pounds a month, we could ensure that SWRA has a
long term future!
Donations from individuals might seem like a long shot, but if you do
it, get your friends to do the same, use the 'Send to a friend' option
to forward on the ad you've just seen, use your powers of persuasion
and we might just keep the station alive. We might be able to help
continuing giving a voice to Zimbabweans and continue to help promote
democracy. [Passage omitted] Source: SW Radio Africa website, London,
in English 0940 gmt 8 Jul 05 (via BBCM via DXLD)
UNIDENTIFIED. 6877.97, 0143-, Latin American (tentative), July 7,
Latin American-like music (weak) (Mikhail Timofeyev, near St.
Petersburg, Russia, communication receiver, three aerial systems
directed to the Middle East, Africa and Latin America, HCDX via DXLD)
UNIDENTIFIED. 9169.76v, 1347-, 1430-, 1550-, etc. UNID from the M.
East or Caucasus region, July 6, open carrier only, poor modulation -
GEO? AZE? (strong) (Mikhail Timofeyev, near St. Petersburg, Russia,
communication receiver, three aerial systems directed to the Middle
East, Africa and Latin America, HCDX via DXLD)
UNIDENTIFIED. When fiddled a little bit on the VFO I came across an
UNID Russian language number station on exact frequency of 11830.00
kHz. July 6 at 0742 to 0745 UT noted an endless loop of some Russian
number calling procedure, like header count figures:
"tchinch, tchetiree, pjat ..." over an over again.
Clandestine message started then at 0745 UT, lasted till 0747:30 UT.
Transmitter signing off at 0748:30 UT. No IF image reception at my
location, monitored the number station on three different receivers.
Some international broadcaster use this 11830 channel regularly at
other times of the day. Like Galbeni/Tiganeshti, Romania, but also
Kaliningrad/Samara, Russia (Wolfgang Büschel, Germany, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
As far as I recall is it not uncommon for Russian numbers stations to
work also within the broadcasting bands. Another specialty of them are
live announcers, as opposed to ``CynthIA``, the canned young English
lady, the canned old German lady etc. All the best, (Kai Ludwig,
ibid.)
UNIDENTIFIED. 15205, continuous tone test again noted July 7 at 1949.
HFCC shows Libya, Arabic via Issoudun, France during 1800-2000, so
that seems likely, filling a loss of feed; after 2000 it`s DW in
English via Wertachtal (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
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RADIO EQUIPMENT FORUM
+++++++++++++++++++++
THALÈS MAKES JAMMING TRANSMITTERS
Re CHINA, 5-110: May I remind readers [of this news list] that
Thompson-CSF (now Thalès) has offered a 10 kW / 5 kW tactical SW
jamming system since the late 1980s.
It would be nice if someone could dig up an old Thompson brochure to
prove my point -- as I have seen the brochure myself in the past.
Thalès has the right to sell as many jamming systems it wants because
it is a European multinational, not subject to any US sanction. China
may become a centre of production for the ALLISS transmission system
in future, perhaps lowering the production cost by 25% (non-
transmitter cost).
The ALLISS transmission system was designed to combat jamming [from
the former USSR], but the ALLISS design is implicitly designed for
jamming ***when one replaces the default 500 kW transmitter with 3 x
100 kW transmitters and a triplexer. This design change may mean
having to decouple any horizontal phasing equipment that may be
supplied with the ALLISS antenna system.*** (Michael Hackett, July 7,
DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also IRAQ
SHORTWAVE RADIO STATIONS FOR SALE AT TARGET
Bet you didn`t know you could get one there, but so says a Sponsored
Link at yahoogroups:
Target.com: Shortwave Radio Stations --- Buy shortwave radio stations
online and save. Shop Target.com. http://www.target.com I have not
investigated this further (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###